Dr Tingzhen Chen ~ Senior Lecturer

Tingzhen Chen <Tingzhen.Chen@jcu.edu.au> is a Senior Lecturer in tourism in James Cook University. She studied in Xi´an International Studies University in China and then completed a joint double degree with Honours in Tourism Management from James Cook University, Australia. She completed her doctorate at the same university. Her main research interests include tourism seasonality in Asia Pacific (particularly implications of institutional seasonality), tourist experience (focusing on Chinese outbound tourists), and cross-discipline research (e.g., marketing/economics implications of tourists’ organic food consumption). She has published several journal articles and conference papers in the above topics across tourism, economics, and marketing areas.

Teaching

• BU4072: Research Philosophy and Design (Level 4; CNS & TSV)
• BU4073: Research Methods and Analysis (Level 4; CNS & TSV)
• BX2091: Tourism and Leisure Management (Level 2; TSV)
• BX2093: Sports Management (Level 2; TSV)
• BX2195: Hospitality, Cultures and People (Level 2; TSV)
• BX3095: Visitor and Crowd Behaviour Management (Level 3; TSV)
• LB5205: People in Organisations (Level 5; TSV)

Research Disciplines

• Tourism (1506)
• Marketing (1505)
• Business and Management (1503)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Tourism (9003)
• Microeconomics (9102)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Liu H, McCarthy B and Chen T (2016) Green food consumption in China: segmentation based on attitudes toward food safety. Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing, 28 (4), pp. 346-362, DOI:10.1080/08974438.2016.1151396.
• McCarthy B, Liu H and Chen T (2016) Innovations in the agro-food system: adoption of certified organic food and green food by Chinese consumers. British Food Journal, 118 (6), pp. 1334-1349, DOI:10.1108/BFJ-10-2015-0375.
• Osmond A and Chen T (2016) Tourists' experiences of recreation spaces in Australia's Wet Tropics. Tourism Review International, 20 (2-3), pp. 123-142, DOI:10.3727/154427216X14724915340080.
• McCarthy B, Liu H and Chen T (2015) Trends in organic and green food consumption in China: opportunities and challenges for regional Australian exporters. Journal of Economic & Social Policy, 17 (1), Article: 2.
• Osmond A, Chen T and Pearce P (2015) Examining experience economy approaches to tourists' anticipated experiences: mainland Chinese travellers consider Australia. European Journal of Tourism Research, 10, Article: 108811534, pp. 95-108.
• Pearce P, Wu M and Chen T (2015) The spectacular and the mundane: Chinese tourists' online representations of an iconic landscape journey. Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, 4 (1), pp. 24-35, DOI:10.1016/j.jdmm.2014.11.001.

Book Chapters

• Chen T and Pearce P (2020) Chinese tourists and the sun: implications for designing experiences. In: Delivering Tourism Intelligence: from analysis to action. Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice, 11. Emerald, Bingley, UK, pp. 175-188
• Chen T (2017) Making sense of seasons. In: The World Meets Asian Tourists. Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice, 7. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, UK, pp. 39-55

Conference Papers

• Li J, Pearce P and Chen T (2019) New connections from being disconnected; digital free tourism and rewarding experiences. Proceedings of the 29th Annual Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference. In: CAUTHE 2019: 29th Annual Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference: sustainability of tourism, hospitality & events in a disruptive digital age, 11-14 February 2019, Cairns, QLD, Australia
• Liu H, McCarthy B and Chen T (2015) Chinese certified organic food consumers and the market for green food. Proceedings of the International Food Marketing Research Symposium. 18-19 June 2015, Crete, Greece
• McCarthy B, Liu H and Chen T (2015) Women, men and certified food: opting out of the conventional Chinese food market. Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference. In: ANZMAC 2015: Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, 30 November - 2 December 2015, Sydney, NSW, Australia
• McCarthy B, Liu H and Chen T (2015) Green food consumption in China: segmentation based on attitudes towards food safety. Proceedings of the International Food Marketing Research Symposium. 18-19 June 2015, Crete, Greece

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 19+ research outputs authored by Dr Tingzhen Chen from 2008 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Assessing Multiple Communities' Reactions to Recycling Plastic in the Asia/Pacific Region and the impact it has on the Tourism Industry (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Developing Ethnic Tourism based on the Stakeholder Theory and Social Representations Theory: The Case of Lamdong Province, Vietnam (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Identifying the types of Tourists are Vulnerable to Tourism Scam (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Developing tea and coffee tourism in Indonesia (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Cycling to the Roof of the World: A Transformative Journey? (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• No Signal Here: Self-Development and Optimal Experience from Digital-Free Tourism (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor)